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"Royal Collection" Look-Book :: Exclusive one-of-a-kind Pieces
An Upcycling Dream
by Alyssia Holmes
Zero Carbon emission projects are how we are making a positive impact in the Fashion Industry. This Sexy, Rebellious, and Cool upcycled story was created from natural elements, thrift store finds, and dumpster diving. While looking around, we came across male authentic camouflage pants, a white vintage wedding gown, gold belts, gold body chains, an olive-green trench coat, and a pair of wool pants. These items gave birth to a “Warrior Princess” .
Many people wear vintage camouflage as streetwear even though it’s a good chance someone from the military originally wore them while serving the country. Camouflage patterns are versatile enough to combine with non-traditional streetwear textiles. In the image below, we deconstructed authentic camouflage pants into a unique design combining high-waisted shorts and half pants. Then, upcycled a ruffled wedding gown by using its lace as trim and dramatic ruffles on the left side of the pant. We used the remaining wedding dress fabric to create a cape with ruffles designed around the models’ right shoulder.
This piece was an experiment that turned into a beautiful work of upscaled art.
So, Ladies, now you can wear upcycled olive-green in a sexy, cool, and laid-back sustainable style.
Wool was typically used in the 1960’s for warmth and durability. We paired industrial wool capris with a deconstructed khaki green jacket and fun gold accessories. The olive-green trench coat, threaded with hunter green belts from the camo pants and paired with a vintage lace corset top really made the “Warrior Princess” theme come to life! Layered Gold belts with upcycled gold beading gave the look a since of opulence.
Can You See Yourself in These?
In 2019, we’ve seen many clothing brands bringing back bell bottom jeans. So, we decided to design our own sustainable bell bottoms with unique layers peplums. These upcycled bottoms were created from three pairs of recycled camouflage pants found from a local thrift store. Then, threaded into a beautiful pair of upcycling trousers with bold, warm colors to get you ready for the fall.
Tag us on Instagram @nylaurent with your hottest upcycled, sustainable fashion!
Maintain a High Fashion Profile Without the Carbon Footprint
NyLaurent Visual Design Agency utilized common plastics and other materials to create a carbon footprint free photoshoot.
Recycling Materials to Create High Fashion
Proving beauty can be found anywhere, NyLaurent Visual Design Agency showcases how materials found on the street can be upcycled to create a chic backdrop
Editorial fashion and styles have reached a bold and new way of marketing business. Utilizing recycled materials to create imaginative content is a great alternative when looking to creatively express a brand aesthetic without contributing to the carbon footprint.
Ethical and sustainable fashion trends have increased in wake of an impending climate crisis. One of the world’s biggest pollutants is the textile industry, and although a hunger for something new and exciting to wear is nothing to be ashamed of, the consumer should still be aware of the detrimental effects that fast fashion has on the environment.
According to a study done by the UN Partnership on Sustainable Fashion, nearly 20 percent of wastewater and 10 percent of carbon emissions globally can be contributed to fast fashion.
However, consumers are starting to notice the issues and take action. It doesn’t take much to incorporate green into someone’s everyday life.
NyLaurent Visual Design Agency is an innovative agency dedicated to embracing fashion, style and pop culture while remaining as sustainable and ethical as possible with a carbon neutral mission.
CEO Nyleve Henry is reinventing pop culture and creating innovative wardrobe that reaches beyond the limitations of modern design which creates new practices circled around environmentalism and zero carbon emissions.
NyLaurent Visual Design Agency creates campaigns, executes photo shoots and organizes events by staying true to brand aesthetic and creating authentic stories with compelling images.
Henry hopes to inspire and spark discussion on a more sustainable but still aesthetic future. The dialogue starts with education and inspiring others to waste less and recycle more.
Opportunities to see beauty are everywhere.
In a recent photo shoot, focused on zero carbon emission, Henry and her team took to the streets of Los Angeles and found plastic bottles and netting to incorporate into a high fashion profile.
“There are already enough resources on this planet to create beautiful art”, Henry said. “We can create fashion from recycled textiles and redesign vintage”.
Fashion and marketing can be bold new and innovative while incorporating recycled materials that aren’t traditionally so.
For those wanting to join the discussion or to schedule an appointment to organize a carbon neutral photoshoot, email info@NyLaurent.com.
Model amid sea of plastic showcasing harm to the environment
Model with cardboard boxes proving recyclables can be high fashion
Astronomical amount of impressions for #Cheetos ... one key element missing!?
Cheetos takes the cake for strategically placing brand attributes in every place possible, and had the potential to be a social media phenomenon, one major thing missing…. the FASHION DESIGNS on the runway. They were definitely cute and very well thought out for a social media campaign to promote the #NYFW experience. Yet the Runway Fashion is for extravagantly relevant yet inventive and comfortable designs for the Winter Season. Experimenting with fashion on new levels is NECESSARY when creating a spectacle and main attraction.
Super fine line between Industry appropriation and genuinely supporting the art of Fashion Design. Effective design come from Inception. Inception is the follicle of all ideas and concepts, which is necessary for maximum outreach.
Fulvio Bonavia: Food & 'High-Fashion' photography Pioneer
When it comes to food and fashion, award-winning Editorial Photographer, Fulvio Bonavia created a book named “A matter of taste”, a bespoke way of uniting the conflicting worlds of “Food & High Fashion”. Through the use of great lighting, illustration, transparency and retouching, these pieces have an undeniable style of their own that project a priceless quality only seen before in exceptional pieces from a museum. If High-end fashion garments and accessories could sustain food being the main construction material, it would look exactly like the images Fulvio Bonavia captured. Walnut dress by Louis Vuitton, lettuce dress by Alexander McQueen, Citrus by Prada, just to name a few….
Published in 2012, yet timeless expressions of Food and Fashion.
Checkout all of Bonavia’s images by CLICKING HERE
"Tokyo Fusion " Fashion Collection - LOOKBOOK
An interesting combination of quirky embellishments, bold colors, striking patterns and texture that brings life to any content project!
Exclusive “Tokyo Fusion” Fashion Collection available for Pulls & Rental at the NyLaurent Fashion Showroom.
Email us for appointment availability.
Info@nylaurent.com
"The Culture" : 8/8/19 : Pop-Culture Fusion between Los Angeles & Tokyo
TRUNK (HOTEL)
THURSDAY, AUGUST 8TH
8:00 - 11:30 PM
5-31 JINGUMAE
SHIBUYA-KU, TOKYO
As a Pop Culture TasteMaker in Los Angeles, “The Culture” is intended to connect Tokyo Emerging Artists to the Los Angeles Fashion & Entertainment Industry.
We are providing the opportunity for Fashion and Entertainment Artists in Tokyo to enter the Los Angeles market.
Join “The Culture”, for cool vibes, great music and necessary business resources.
Jack's House of Crunch - Los Angeles Pop-up - Was it a bust?
Jack in the Box fast-food restaurant created a Los Angeles pop-up shop highlighting all the sensations we should experience while eating the new chicken tenders.
We visited the Pop-up and needless to say, it looks more fun in pictures. The huge chicken tender was definitely the focal point of the space. The room felt empty and nothing provoked a “WOW” emotion. We are lucky in Los Angeles to have such a wide range of influential talent, although, its not sustainable for business to rely solely on paid impressions because organic impressions are a true sign of an effective content campaign. Paid influencer posts are easy, yet diverting more of the budget into inventive yet cost effective multidimentional experiences will provoke consumers authentic engagement.
The fusion of tangible creativity that portrays the brand messaging is difficult, yet extremely effective!
Checkout the hash tag #JacksHouseOfCrunch and tell us what you think.
NyLaurent created an Exclusive Fashion Exhibition for the historical Hollywood Bowl
Fashion has the power to transform any event into a glamorous affair and provoke positive emotions that are scientifically proven to produce serotonin, decrease depression and instantly shift ones mood. WOW! Fashion is a tangible form of Creative Expression that is also a silent identity for Artists.
We created a Fashion Exhibition and 1970’s Disco experience for Hollywood Bowl. Inspired by iconic Female Musicians, attendees were able to wear 70’s Fashion, take photos in-front of a custom Art Instillation made from Vintage records and peruse the Vintage Couture Boutique.
This traveling experience was extremely successful and available for any destination.
The NyLaurent Experiences are customized base on the event theme. If you are interested in a custom Experience, contact us today!
info@NyLaurent.com
Monica Cargile - Senior Fashion Editor for "A BOOK OF" magazine
NyLaurent Wardrobe featured in VULKAN Magazine, styled by Senior Fashion Editor Monica Cargile.
Checkout Monica’s take on styling misconceptions and her journey to becoming a Senior Fashion Editor…
NYLAURENT: Did you always have a love for clothing and a desire to be in the fashion industry?
MC: Not at all, lol! I actually wanted to be a Psychologist when I was younger. Since hind sight is 20/20, I do look back and realize that I always had an eye for fashion though. As a child, I would love looking through my mother's closet and always had a suggestion about what she should wear. I loved when she had a party to attend and she would wear sequins and bright colors. Even today, I am captivated by ornamental pieces.
NYLAURENT: How did you start styling?
MC: After college, I worked at a small music production company in Hollywood. I did everything from answer the phones to run the artists' myspace pages. Whenever the artist had a live appearance or photoshoot I would ask to help with their "imaging". I didn't even know that styling was a job! I received a lot of great feedback and decided to pursue styling as a career. I landed an internship with a Celebrity Stylist and never looked back.
NYLAURENT: What do you like most about your job?
MC: I love the transformation process. Whether I'm styling a client for the red carpet or a model for an editorial, I love watching the person become this glamorous, 2.0 version of themselves. You can see their confidence rise and it's amazing to be a part of it.
NYLAURENT: What are the biggest misconceptions that people have about styling?
MC: Most people don't realize how much work goes into the looks that they see. They see a beautiful picture in a magazine but don't know I had to promise my first born for that dress, lol. The footwork to make that picture happen is not glamorous at all. Shlepping garment bags, going to fedex, returning all the items. There is a lot of prep and time involved for every project.
NYLAURENT: Do you work with magazines often?
MC: Yes, I am a contributing Fashion Editor to different magazines like L'Officiel Australia and The Wrap, but I am also the Senior Fashion Editor at A BOOK OF magazine, based here in LA. I love being able to shape the fashion direction of the magazine and as a black woman it is so important to have a platform and a voice in this industry.
Instagram @monicacargile
Website: www.monicacargile.com
